"Small summer heat, steaming and cooking", the arrival of small summer heat means that it is about to enter the dog days. At this time, the weather is hot, the human body sweats a lot and consumes a lot. Health care must pay attention to supplement physical strength, reduce fever and prevent heatstroke. At this time of year, people have the custom of eating three treasures-Monopterus albus, honey lotus root and mung bean sprouts.

The custom of eating noodles in Fukui began at least in the Three Kingdoms period. Wei Chunqiu: "Fu Ri, wipe your sweat with a towel, look charming." The soup cake here is hot soup noodles. You can also eat water and stir-fry noodles in dog days. The so-called fried noodles, is to fry the flour in a pot, and then add water and sugar to eat. This way of eating was common in the Han Dynasty since the Tang and Song Dynasties, but at that time, wheat was fried first, and then pasta was ground. Su Gong, a medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty, said that fried noodles can clear away heat, stop diarrhea and strengthen the intestines.